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What’s the deal with Lower Back Pain?

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The Lumbar Spine consist of 5 spines. Between each spine has a disc with nerves coming out from between these spines. These nerves originate from the spinal cord and inside the vertebral column. With aging or injury, a disc can bulge out from the spine and compresses the nerves which are coming out of the same spine. These nerves comes out from the spine and runs down the legs. When these nerves are compressed due to disc disease,  the painful tingling, numbness or that pins and needles feeling , goes down to one or both legs depends on the level of compression. Physiotherapy treatments could help to relieve or decrease the intensity of this pain.

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I have Cold Feet – How Do I Keep Them Warm In The Winter?

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With the cold weather upon us, your feet have a tendency to get really cold, really quickly.  Here are some tips to keeping them feel as warm as possible:

 

  1. Avoid cotton socks.  When your feet naturally sweat, cotton socks absorb and trap that moisture.  When it is cold outside, the moisture in the socks will start to freeze, thereby making your feet cold.  Your best choice is socks made of wool.
  2. Wear good boots.  When there is snow, slush, and ice outdoors, you want to be prepared.  Choose boots that are waterproof, come up high enough to your ankle or above to protect against the elements, and made with an insulating liner.
  3. Keep your toes moving.  If you are going to be outdoors for an extended period of time, wiggle your toes up, down, and around to keep blood flow moving to your toes.  This will keep your toes feeling warmer for longer.

Victoria Sheard, Chiropodist

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Prevention of hypothermia and preparation for cold season events

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Planning for mass-participation endurance events should include preparation for the treatment of hypothermic patients. This is true even when the event will be held in moderate conditions ( T < 28 ‘C or 82.4 ‘F ), and it is particularly important when participation seems likely. Equipments, supplies, and personnel requirements vary based on  the type of event , anticipated weather conditions, and event duration, but several factors merit universal considerations:

  • Warm fluids for oral and iv hydration should be available at all aid stations. Iv bag warmers or microwave ovens should be present to ensure the fluids can be warmed for late completions.
  • Low temperature thermometers, preferably tympanic, should be available to treatment personnel.
  • A warm , dry changing area should be established at the finish area to allow the athletes to recover from the events and escape further environmental heat losses.
  • Readily accessible, appropriate transportation to a treatment facility capable of supporting active internal rewarming ( peritoneal lavage, cardiopulmonary bypass) should be on standby. The transporting vehicles must be outfitted for capability to monitor the patient’s cardiac status and provide heated iv hydration and inhalation therapy.

Dr.Hamid Ghasvini, DC

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Resolutions

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With New Year’s just passing, many of us have resolutions to better ourselves. If you have a resolution to exercise more, you may want to follow some of these tips:

  • Start slow: Rome wasn’t built in a day. Take exercising at a slow pace and ease yourself into any new routines. Once you are comfortable with that, then push yourself harder.
  • Be realistic: Change takes time. Don’t get down on yourself when you don’t see immediate responses to exercise. Think more on the scale of weeks with meaningful change starting in 6 weeks.
  • Positive reinforcement: Focus on how you feel rather than pure numbers (like a scale). If you feel more energetic, stronger, faster, better then feed off that feeling. If you feel more tired, sluggish, painful then you should consult a professional to take a look at your symptoms.
  • Consult a pro: Talk to a professional for help on exercise selection. There’s different levels of exercises and you may be hopping too many levels without proper guidance leading to increase risk of injury.

The professionals at Form and Function can always help your meet any health and exercise goals. Come in and let us help you get to where you want to go.

Manni Wong, Physiotherapist